David Krutko

We’re on page 6-33, Municipal and Community Affairs, sport, recreation and youth, operations expenditure summary, $5.617 million.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe that MACA still has a very important role to play, especially helping communities. As he noted in his opening comments, there are communities struggling out there with regard to taking on their own rules and responsibilities as community governments. He identified the area of capacity and that’s one of the biggest challenges we face in some of our communities.

Mr. Speaker, I think it’s crucial that this government has to not only identify those areas, but demonstrate how they are working with communities to improve that situation, especially in...

Mr. Bromley. Okay, we’re on page 6-17, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, operations expenditure summary, public safety. Mr. Yakeleya.

Minister of MACA.

Minister of MACA.

Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Just for the record, that was Laura Gareau, director of corporate affairs. Mr. Beaulieu.

It looks like the Minister was just trying to get another couple of words in there before he got cut off. I thought he had some good news.

Does committee agree that the Minister brings in his witnesses?

Mr. Yakeleya. Next I have Mr. Bromley.